Chapter 881: Longyou Shuangzixing (15)

Longyou Shuangzixing, Mi-You Star, Liuli City, Resource Dispatch Administration Data Sea.

Lia huddled behind her workstation partition, feeling a surge of anxiety as the sounds of explosions and increasingly dense gunfire drifted in from outside the window.

She did not know if Hank had delivered the intelligence; she hoped everything was still in time.

The most violent explosion came from the direction of the West District Energy Center.

Immediately following, sounds of gunfire also erupted from areas near several secondary elevator nodes, and one could even hear impassioned shouts.

"Occupy the Energy Center! Cut off their power!"

"Open the elevators! Let our people up!"

"For the brothers of Kafu-Long! For survival!"

The plan... had begun!

The operation was launched according to the scheme predetermined by the "Survivor" organization!

The West District Energy Center was the key; if they could successfully sabotage it, they could cause a large-scale blackout, paralyzing surveillance and some defense systems, and buying time for other operations.

But as Lia heard the sounds of fighting outside growing more intense, she always had a bad premonition in her heart.

Why was the commotion so great?

Uncle Hanke... had he successfully delivered the message?

Time passed second by second.

The battle outside did not make rapid progress as expected; instead, it fell into a stalemate.

Uncle Hanke... had not appeared.

The plan was proceeding on schedule, but it was doing so under circumstances where the enemy was already prepared!

He... he must have met with an accident; perhaps because of that note... because of the information she passed... he had met with misfortune.

Lia now did not know what she should do or how to do it; by herself, she could do nothing.

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Longyou Shuangzixing, Mi-You Star, Liuli City, West District Main Thoroughfare.

The initial surprise attack did indeed allow the "Survivor" organization and the angry residents they had temporarily rallied to achieve some results.

The perimeter guards of the Energy Center were stunned by homemade explosives and sudden firepower; several key transformers and transmission pipelines were destroyed, causing a large-scale blackout in the West District and plunging it into darkness.

The "Greyhound" squad sent to suppress them also suffered significant losses after being ambushed in the intricate tunnels.

The crowd was emboldened by the brief victory!

More and more oppressed lower-class residents picked up whatever they could use as weapons and joined the torrent of resistance.

"Arise! Those who refuse to be slaves!"

"The Administration gives us no way to live! We will fight our own way to survive!"

"Join us! For freedom! For survival!"

The flow of people converged, growing larger and larger, surging toward the Energy Center's core control room and elevator control hub!

Just as the rioting crowd attempted to rush toward the final gate leading to the core area of the Energy Center, a row of white lights suddenly lit up in the previously dark tunnel ahead!

Those were the searchlights of armored personnel carriers!

Under the lights, rows of pale purple figures stood solemnly.

"Rioters ahead! Drop your weapons and surrender immediately! Otherwise, you will be killed without mercy!"

A voice amplified by a megaphone drowned out all the shouting.

The crowd's forward momentum stalled.

"It's... it's the Fengqi garrison!"

"How could they be here?! Wasn't it only the 'Greyhound'?"

"Don't be afraid! There aren't many of them! Let's charge! If we charge past this, we win!"

A core member of the "Survivor" organization shouted loudly.

His call had some effect; some people let out roars and continued to charge forward.

Seeing these rioters ignoring orders, the garrison officer spoke slowly.

"Fire! Let them know the consequences of resisting the Fengqi Star Alliance!"

The garrison soldiers began to fire, knocking down those who were charging the line or throwing Molotov cocktails.

Those charging at the very front fell in droves! This also caused the residents who had initiated the riot to calm down.

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!"

"It's no use! The back is blocked too!"

"Ah! My leg!"

The courage for survival vanished rapidly in the face of absolute firepower superiority.

But another team of garrison soldiers had already appeared behind the rioting group and began to conduct a siege.

Similar scenes were unfolding simultaneously at several other major attack points in Liuli City.

The riot meticulously planned by the "Survivor" organization collapsed under the heavy defense of the Fengqi garrison.

Soon, only scattered corpses remained on the ground.

The soldiers of the Fengqi Regular Army had completely brought the situation under control.

They were clearing the battlefield in combat squads.

"A Zone cleared! Thirty-seven resistors killed, twelve captured."

A sergeant reported through his helmet's built-in communication device.

"B Zone controlled. Found a large number of wounded, requesting instructions."

Another voice came through.

"The roadblock in C Zone has been cleared; passage is possible."

In the center of the corridor, an officer whose shoulder insignia indicated the rank of Captain listened to the report.

The corpses lying on the ground before him did not affect his mood in the slightest.

Captain Kaishi gave an order into his Communication Device.

"Anyone who has lost the ability to resist or has surrendered is to be treated as a prisoner and held in a centralized location. Anyone holding a weapon, or making movements suspected of being a threat, is to be executed on the spot without warning. Repeat, without warning."

"Yes, sir!"

A squad of soldiers walked toward a group of surrendering people huddled in a corner.

"Don't... don't kill us... we surrender..."

"We just... just wanted to survive..."

A man with a broken leg raised his hand, pleading in a weak voice.

The Sergeant leading the squad merely waved his hand.

Two soldiers stepped forward to drag up those who could still move, bound their hands behind their backs with plastic zip ties, and shoved them toward the designated prisoner collection point.

As for those whose injuries were too severe...

After a few hums of Energy Rifles, the pleas for mercy came to an abrupt end.

"Clean it up."

On the other side, several soldiers discovered a utility room that had been half-collapsed by an explosion; there seemed to be movement inside.

"People inside! Come out! Surrender immediately!"

A soldier raised his Rifle and shouted.

The sound of a woman and children crying came from within.

"We're coming out! Don't shoot! We haven't done anything!"

A woman holding an infant and two half-grown children walked out with their hands trembling in the air.

The young Corporal leading the squad saw the women and children before him and reported.

"Report! Civilians, women and children, discovered!"

"There are no civilians on the battlefield! Only insurgents and potential threats! Clear them out!"

Upon hearing the order, the Corporal waved his hand at the soldiers behind him.

"No! We aren't traitors! We were just hiding here!"

Soon, the crying and screaming came to an abrupt end.

Several soldiers brought over a man whose hands were bound behind his back; despite the scars on his face, he still held his head high.

"Report, Captain! Captured a leader! He just tried to organize a counterattack!"

Captain Kaishi looked the man over.

"Name? The structure of your organization? Where are the other strongholds?"

The man spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva and cursed angrily.

"Bah! Running dogs of Fengqi! You'll be finished sooner or later! 'Survivors' are everywhere!"

Seeing this, Captain Kaishi couldn't be bothered to ask a second time.

He tilted his head toward the officer in charge of intelligence gathering nearby.

"He's yours. I need everything he knows, by any means necessary. As soon as possible."

"Understood, Captain. We will make him talk."

Captain Kaishi looked around at the corridor that was gradually being "cleaned" and gave an order into his Communication Device.

"All units report progress. You must clear all resistance in the West District within thirty minutes and restore passage on the main road. Logistics Department, prepare to follow up and repair the energy facilities. We cannot let production stall for too long."

"A Zone understands!"

"B Zone understands!"